Great Spiritn.

Brit.

/ˌɡreɪt ˈspɪrɪt/, U.S.

/ˌɡreɪt ˈspɪrᵻt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: great adj., spirit n.

Etymology: < great adj. + spirit n., immediately after French Grand Esprit (1703 in the passage translated in quot. 1703), itself after an expression in an Algonquian language; compare Ojibwa gichi-manidoo ( < gichi great + manidoo spirit, supernatural being: see manitou n.)In English, Great Spirit is also sometimes used to render Lakota Wakȟáŋ Tȟáŋka ( < Wakȟáŋ sacred spiritual power (see wakon n.) + Tȟáŋka big), although this apparently expressed a different spiritual concept (compare modern Lakota Wakȟáŋtȟáŋka God). Compare:1778 J. Carver Trav. N.-Amer. xiii. 381 The Chipéways call this being Manitou or Kitchi-Manitou; the Nadowessies, Wakon or Tongo-Wakon, that is, the Great Spirit.

The supreme spirit or god recognized by North American Indians.

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Great Spirit1703

kachina1888

the world > the supernatural > deity > other deities > [noun] > North American Indian > wakon

manitou1671

wakon1778

Great Spirit1836

1703 tr. L. de Lahontan New Voy. N.-Amer. II. 19 All the Savages are convinced..that Man was not made by chance, and that he's the Work of a Being superior in Wisdom and Knowledge, which they call the Great Spirit [Fr. le Grand Esprit], or the Master of Life.

1775 J. Adair Hist. Amer. Indians 216 The outstanding parties for war, address the great spirit every day till they set off.

1805 J. Sibley in Deb. Congr. U.S. (1852) 9th Congr. 2nd Sess. 1076 The Great Spirit placed on an eminence, near this lake, one family of Caddoques.

1836 Penny Cycl. VI. 208/2 The Indians..consider it as the dwelling of the Great Spirit, or ‘Manitou’.

1855 H. W. Longfellow Hiawatha i. 16 Listen to the words of warning, From the lips of the Great Spirit.

1873 J. Miller Life amongst Modocs (1876) xix. 264 The Indians said the Great Spirit made this mountain [sc. Shasta] first of all.

1932 J. G. Neihardt Black Elk Speaks i. 5 Grandfather, Great Spirit, you have been always, and before you no one has been.

1958 Native Voice (Sp. ed.) 48/1 ‘Woe! Woe! My children,’ cried the wise Chief. ‘Do you not know that those who harm one of the Great Spirit's creatures will suffer in a like way.’

2002 N. Drury Dict. Esoteric 119/2 Wovoka became known among a wide range of Indian tribes as a direct messenger of the Great Spirit.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	great spirit
释义	Great Spiritn. Brit. /ˌɡreɪt ˈspɪrɪt/, U.S. /ˌɡreɪt ˈspɪrᵻt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: great adj., spirit n. Etymology: < great adj. + spirit n., immediately after French Grand Esprit (1703 in the passage translated in quot. 1703), itself after an expression in an Algonquian language; compare Ojibwa gichi-manidoo ( < gichi great + manidoo spirit, supernatural being: see manitou n.)In English, Great Spirit is also sometimes used to render Lakota Wakȟáŋ Tȟáŋka ( < Wakȟáŋ sacred spiritual power (see wakon n.) + Tȟáŋka big), although this apparently expressed a different spiritual concept (compare modern Lakota Wakȟáŋtȟáŋka God). Compare:1778 J. Carver Trav. N.-Amer. xiii. 381 The Chipéways call this being Manitou or Kitchi-Manitou; the Nadowessies, Wakon or Tongo-Wakon, that is, the Great Spirit. The supreme spirit or god recognized by North American Indians. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > other deities > [noun] > North American Indian > other deities Great Spirit1703 kachina1888 the world > the supernatural > deity > other deities > [noun] > North American Indian > wakon manitou1671 wakon1778 Great Spirit1836 1703 tr. L. de Lahontan New Voy. N.-Amer. II. 19 All the Savages are convinced..that Man was not made by chance, and that he's the Work of a Being superior in Wisdom and Knowledge, which they call the Great Spirit [Fr. le Grand Esprit], or the Master of Life. 1775 J. Adair Hist. Amer. Indians 216 The outstanding parties for war, address the great spirit every day till they set off. 1805 J. Sibley in Deb. Congr. U.S. (1852) 9th Congr. 2nd Sess. 1076 The Great Spirit placed on an eminence, near this lake, one family of Caddoques. 1836 Penny Cycl. VI. 208/2 The Indians..consider it as the dwelling of the Great Spirit, or ‘Manitou’. 1855 H. W. Longfellow Hiawatha i. 16 Listen to the words of warning, From the lips of the Great Spirit. 1873 J. Miller Life amongst Modocs (1876) xix. 264 The Indians said the Great Spirit made this mountain [sc. Shasta] first of all. 1932 J. G. Neihardt Black Elk Speaks i. 5 Grandfather, Great Spirit, you have been always, and before you no one has been. 1958 Native Voice (Sp. ed.) 48/1 ‘Woe! Woe! My children,’ cried the wise Chief. ‘Do you not know that those who harm one of the Great Spirit's creatures will suffer in a like way.’ 2002 N. Drury Dict. Esoteric 119/2 Wovoka became known among a wide range of Indian tribes as a direct messenger of the Great Spirit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1703
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